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Iran Nuclear Dispute Could Split World Community

Dilip Hiro September 13, 2005
Once isolated as a member of the infamous "Axis of Evil," Iran now has a growing number of friends in the higher councils of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Author of a new book on Iran, Dilip Hiro argues that the protracted negotiations surrounding the country's nuclear program amount to more than a duel between Iran and the West. Iran's steadfastness in...

Bush's Missed UN Opportunity

Sebastian Mallaby September 12, 2005
As Sebastian Mallaby notes, the current global climate requires competent international institutions to help usher in the change. In the past, world policy deals could be hashed out by a small, Western-oriented group of diplomats – but no longer. Today, the rise of newer economic powers such as China, India, and Brazil has United Nations leaders scrambling to decide exactly how to slice the...

Indo-US nuclear Deal Is a Bold Step Forward

Ashley J. Tellis September 12, 2005
By signing a landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal with India in July, US President George W. Bush brought 30 years of tough American nuclear policy towards India to a close. Washington assured New Delhi access to civilian nuclear technology, while India pledged to submit its facilities to tighter international security standards and scrutiny. The deal suggests that the Bush administration is...

"The UK failed the globalization challenge"

Liam Halligan September 12, 2005
Heeding the private sector's enthusiasm for India and China, Western leaders are now recognizing the growing commercial importance of the Asian giants. Yet political interests do not always align conveniently with economic ones. Earlier this year, the EU, under the leadership of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, placed limits on Chinese textile imports, blocking 80 million euros worth of...

Indo-US Nuclear Deal is Problematic

George Perkovich September 9, 2005
The controversial civil nuclear cooperation deal signed by Indian and US leaders in July has sounded alarm bells around the world. George Perkovich, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, wades through the fallout of the pact, critically assessing the ramifications of revised Indo-US nuclear relations. Perkovich argues that the strategic premises underlying...

Faulty Promises

George Perkovich September 9, 2005
The controversial civil nuclear cooperation deal signed by Indian and US leaders in July has sounded alarms around the world. George Perkovich, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, reviews the fallout of the pact, critically assessing the ramifications of revised Indo-US nuclear relations. In a policy brief, he argues that the strategic premises underlying...

Globalization: A View From Africa

September 8, 2005
The effects of globalization, both positive and negative, vary across a wide spectrum, from society to culture to religion to economics. According to this commentary in Botswana's Mmegi newspaper, the process of globalization is fueled by the interaction of transnational corporations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization. The issue of trade...